‘Govt aware of problems in education sector’

Disna Mudalige

The chain of problems in the education sphere in recent times has been the focus of attention at the highest political level, Mass Media and Information Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said.

Addressing the Cabinet press briefing at the ministry yesterday, the minister said the government is of the view that students and parents should not be subject to any injustice and inconvenience due to the recent problems such as the Z score issue, lecturers’ strike and errors in A-L question papers.

The minister said the government cannot dismiss any of these issues as trivial, adding that this trend is not appreciable at all. Referring to the Z score issue, the minister said that it could only be solved through a court intervention. He said the government is presently estimating the number of students inconvenienced by the Z score change. He said the government is discussing to provide alternative solutions to those students.

He observed that the government is trying its best to arrive at a win win situation with regard to the lecturers’ demands, adding that it has not given up the attempts. He said the root cause of the problems in the education sphere must be identified and healed.

Information Department Director General Prof Ariyaratne Athugala, Media Center for National Development Director Ariya Rubasinghe and Information Director Wasanthapriya Ramanayake also participated in the press conference.